Passion or Penalty, Leah Brunner
Passion or Penalty, Leah Brunner
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Passion or Penalty

Author: Leah Brunner

Narrator: Catherine Ho, Neill Thorne

Unabridged: 3 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/25/2023


Synopsis

Once, I knew this girl who sent a video of herself to her brother's best friend…while she was hopped up on pain meds. And he didn’t reciprocate her feelings. Sounds like a hilarious story, right? WRONG. This really happened…to ME, Melanie Taylor. That was five years ago, so I’m over it—over him. At least, I thought I was…until West got traded to the D.C. Eagles and moved to the same city as me! Oh yeah, did I forget to mention my brother’s best friend is Weston Kershaw? An incredibly talented and famous professional hockey player? Of course, I set out to avoid him completely but end up going to one of his games—against my will, I might add. When I have to face him again all of those stupid butterflies in my stomach return full force. Except this time, the attraction doesn’t feel so one-sided. This is a closed-door, dual POV romcom with mild language and innuendo. Trigger warnings: childhood trauma/anxiety.

About Leah Brunner

Leah Brunner is an Amazon Top 50 best-selling author of sweet (but sexy) romance. She loves writing explosive chemistry and relatable characters who will make you laugh (and possibly cry). When she's not writing, she can also be found petting her Maine Coon cat or watching funny cat videos with her kids. Although she's a Kansas girl at heart, she's a proud Air Force spouse and currently lives in Ohio with her husband and three children.

About Catherine Ho

Catherine Ho is a New York City-based actor and storyteller who has worked in many mediums. Her audiobook credits include literary fiction, young adult, science fiction, and fantasy.

About Neill Thorne

Neill Thorne is an Audie-nominated narrator. He brings a storyteller's heart and a conversational style to his narration, whether it is conveying emotional intensity in a modern romance, delivering the exciting action of a technothriller, or exhibiting the snarky sarcasm of a wise-cracking detective story. A native Southerner who has studied five languages, he has a knack for accents, giving authenticity and depth to his reading.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alysha

STOP THE TRAIN! I’m. In. LOOOOVVVVEEE!!! A brother’s best friend, friend to more, HOCKEY romance?! Yep I’m here for aallll of it! I’m so stinkin’ excited for the rest of the series this prequels! It’s going to be amazing! The hockey team! 👏🏻 Melanie’s roommate! 👏🏻 THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN MEL & WEST! 👏🏻 It......more

Goodreads review by Sabrina

For a free (through the newsletter) and fast read this was pretty good. Melanie and West had me curious after being introduced to them in Desire and Defense and I was right in thinking their story would be interesting. Overall, glad I went back and gave this one a read.......more

2.5⭐️ This was a cute and quick read but I can’t say that the writing was very good. It was pretty bland and did a lot more telling than showing. I liked the second chance romance/brother’s best friend tropes even though it was pretty light on the romance elements overall. This was a fine novella but......more